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Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 35 Figure 22 Harstine Island State Park, McMicken Island State Park, & Scott Property Figures 22-25 show schematically the alternative land classifications and long-term boundaries under consideration for the Harstine Island State Park, McMicken Island State Park, and the Scott Property. Alternative Facilities Concepts were not prepared for these parks because it is recommended that they undergo a more substantial master planning process. South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 35 Figure 22 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 36 Figure 23 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 37 Figure 24 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 38 Figure 25 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 39 Hope Island State Park Figures 26-28 show schematically the alternative land classifications under consideration for Hope Island State Park. Hope Island, unlike the other parks in the area, already has a completed Classification and Management Plan. Its existing land classifications are shown in Figure 26. A revision is necessary because the caretaker’s house is not allowed in a Resource Recreation Area, so a Recreation Area classification is needed for this existing facility. The Building Regional Heritage and Community alternative also considers making this Recreation Area encompass the grassy field surrounding the caretaker’s house. This would allow for more intensive recreational uses in this area, like a picnic shelter. South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 40 Figure 26 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 41 Figure 27 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 42 Figure 28 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 43 Stretch Point State Park Figures 29-31 show schematically the alternative land classifications under consideration for Stretch Point State Park. The Parks for Everyone Alternative includes an easement in the long- term boundary to allow access from the land. The Outdoor Activity and Play Alternative includes a small Recreation Area that could be used for a picnic shelter. And the Promoting Sustainability and Stewardship Alternative protects the wetland with a Natural Area, but leaves the beach classified Resource Recreation to allow for water skiing or jet skiing. South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 44 Figure 29 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 45 Figure 30 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 46 Figure 31 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 47 Eagle Island State Park Figures 32-33 show schematically the alternative land classifications under consideration for Eagle Island State Park. South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 48 Figure 32 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 49 Figure 33 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 50 Marine Parks In addition to our existing parks, the planning process seeks to set guidelines for potential future additions to the south Puget Sound marine park system. Figures 34-37 show two alternative ways of envisioning facilities at a potential future marine park. Each alternative is shown with a more and a less developed site. South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 51 Figure 34 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 52 Figure 35 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 53 Figure 36 South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 54 Figure 37 MORE DEVELOPED SITES South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 55 Appendix A Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Land Classification System Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Establishing the Land Classification System WAC 352-16-020 Land classification system. State park areas are of statewide natural, cultural, and/or recreational significance and/or outstanding scenic beauty. They provide varied facilities serving low-intensity, medium intensity, and high intensity outdoor recreation activities, areas reserved for preservation, scientific research, education, public assembly, and/or environmental interpretation, and support facilities. They may be classified in whole or part as follows: (1) Recreational areas are suited and/or developed for high-intensity outdoor recreational use, conference, cultural and/or educational centers, or other uses serving large numbers of people. (2) Resource recreation areas are suited and/or developed for natural and/or cultural resource- based medium-intensity and low-intensity outdoor recreational use. (3) Natural areas are designated for preservation, restoration, and interpretation of natural processes and/or features of significant ecological, geological or paleontological value while providing for low-intensity outdoor recreation activities as subordinate uses. (4) Heritage areas are designated for preservation, restoration, and interpretation of unique or unusual archaeological, historical, scientific, and/or cultural features, and traditional cultural properties, which are of statewide or national significance. (5) Natural forest areas are designated for preservation, restoration, and interpretation of natural forest processes while providing for low-intensity outdoor recreation activities as subordinate uses, and which contain: (a) Old-growth forest communities that have developed for one hundred fifty years or longer and have the following structural characteristics: Large old-growth trees, large snags, large logs on land, and large logs in streams; or (b) Mature forest communities that have developed for ninety years or longer; or (c) Unusual forest communities and/or interrelated vegetative communities of significant ecological value. (6) Natural area preserves are designated for preservation of rare or vanishing flora, fauna, geological, natural historical or similar features of scientific or educational value and which are registered and committed as a natural area preserve through a cooperative agreement with an appropriate natural resource agency pursuant to chapter 79.70 RCW and chapter 332-60 WAC. WAC 352-16-030 Management within land classifications. (1) The director shall develop management guidelines for each land classification listed in WAC 352-16-020. The guidelines shall provide specific direction for each classification, outlining the philosophy of each classification, its appropriate physical features, location, allowed and prohibited activities, and allowed and prohibited developments. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow uses that are otherwise prohibited, nor prohibit uses that are otherwise expressly allowed, by the commission, this code, or by statute. South Sound CAMP Project Stage 2 – Exploring Alternative Approaches 56 Land Classification Management Guidelines Recreation Areas TITLE DEFINITION PHILOSOPHY PHYSICAL LOCATION ACTIVITIES DEVELOPMENTS FEATURES Washington State Parks State Parks State Parks State Parks State Parks Recreation Areas may allow State Parks Recreation State Parks Recreation Areas are Recreation Areas Recreation Areas Recreation Areas and provide for a wide variety of indoor Areas shall provide Recreation suited and/or are to respond to physiographic generally are made, and outdoor day, weekend and vacation appropriate facilities and Areas developed for high- the human needs features such as not found. They shall activities. Provision may be made for services for the intensity outdoor for readily available topography, soil be located high intensity participation in camping, participation and recreational use, areas for outdoor type, drainage, throughout the state picnicking, trail use, water sports, winter enjoyment of high conference, cultural recreation and etc., shall be with primary sports, group field games, and other concentrations of and/or educational facilities to adaptable to emphasis to service activities for many people Off-trail outdoor recreationists centers, or other uses congregate for varied types of major centers of equestrian and/or bicycle use may be and/or participants in serving large numbers education, artistic intensive uses and urban populations appropriate in selected areas if approved indoor educational, of people. expression and development. An and/or outstanding by the commission. Activities requiring cultural and artistic other ennobling attractive natural recreational tourist high levels of social interaction are activities. A high degree pursuits. They are setting is attractions. Scenic encouraged. of development is to provide a variety desirable, and inspirational anticipated. Facilities of outdoor however, human- values shall be may include road and recreational, made settings are considered but are parking networks, educational, artistic, acceptable. There secondary to the site swimming beaches, full and cultural are no specific adaptability and service marinas, trails, opportunities to size criteria. population criteria. bathhouses, artificial large numbers of When part of a large lakes and pools, play participants. diverse park, fields, large sanitary and Primary emphasis recreation areas eating facilities; standard is on the provision should be sited in and utility campgrounds, of quality proximity to public stores,
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